In the race to get into the house before the highland winter really bit, we’re down to the wire now.
The weather over the last few days has been much colder as the winds have veered to the north east, and snow is forecast.
We are still at least a week away from moving in. Husband is trying to fit a toilet, sink and shower so that we have basic facilities in place, but it’s slow going. We have water to the upstairs bathroom now, we just need the fittings in place!
Mornings in the caravan are painful now. Temperatures drop to a few degrees centigrade overnight and even with the gas fire on full blast the caravan doesn’t reach more than sixteen degrees centigrade all day. I have dug out my fingerless gloves and thermals.
When it’s like this I retreat to the house and sit in the warmth of the bedroom whilst husband gets on with the plumbing. I can’t unpack anything whilst it’s still a building site, but I can sit and imagine. The solar gain from our big windows, combined with the underfloor heating are very efficient, and it’s warm!
I dream of hot showers and drying off in a warm room without having to do the shivering dance to race into clothes before anything freezes.
Not long now.
I popped into the polycrub earlier this morning to see how things were faring. The temperature gauge recorded that it had dropped to 0.5C in there last night, but everything seems fine. The kale is looking perky, the slugs are having a bean feast with my pak choi, and the beetroot is looking pretty bulletproof.
I am still awed by the miracle of my winter lettuces.
Ravencroft Skye 
Ooh you must be so excited at the prospect of moving into the house:)
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You have no idea. I am having to be physically restrained from putting things out onto the kitchen surfaces, and sneaking things like pillows in…😜😍
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It is so beautiful and it is just going to get better and better as you do all the finishing touches! Exciting! I think I would be spending all my time sitting in the warm house dreaming too. But restraint would be a constant battle. Hope your move-in comes sooner than you think. 🙂
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Thank you so much ❤️
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Your husband is amazing! And so are you! Of course it is better to sit in the warm than in the cold caravan. I hope you are able to move in very soon.
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It’s all him, really. I’m pretty hopeless at anything practical to do with the build. My time will come turning this house into a home. I hope 😀
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That will be fun. And just as important.
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Almost there!
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We very very nearly are! And not before time. Snow is forecast for this week!
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In 1990 we were living in a damp old farmhouse waiting for our new house to be built. It was bliss when we moved in, just before Christmas. We still didn’t have heating but it was blissfully warm by comparison. The view out your window is fantastic!
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Thank you! Yes, I think that despite the chaos and long list of things still to be finished, being in and being warm will be the best ever Christmas present. It’s been two long years of build waiting..
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The finish line is so close!!! You can almost feel the cosy homeliness of it through the screen.
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It is indeed! And we are in now, even though there is a ton still to do. And it’s still bliss ❤️🎄
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